Just when you thought Rogers was leading the pricing war on the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in Canada… In steps Best Buy with a better deal on the Bell version of the 9700. Rogers’ price drop just the other day rang in at $249.99 on a 3-year contract. Roughly a day later, Best Buy steps through…
Bell MiFi Landing November 30 for $99.95 on Contract?
Bell announced the Novatel portable hotspot (MiFi) as one of their new HSPA toys last month, but gave little more than a November launch window. Well, a few more specifics have found their way through the grapevine: supposedly the MiFi will land in stores next Monday for $99.95 with a three year contract, or $249.95…
Bell to Join the Android Party with Samsung Galaxy
Bell’s inagural HSPA lineup had lots of new toys, but telus was drawing a bit more attention with the HTC Hero. Luckily for Bell, Android will be one less leg-up the competition will have, as they’re getting the Samsung Galaxy I7500, according to this promotional poster. The Galaxy has been traipsing around Europe since launching…
Bell To Offer ‘Skullcandy Mash Up Package’ December 1st
Looks like Bell is getting ready to crank up the Holiday Promo Machine. According to a report over at MobileSyrup, on December 1st Bell will unveil a new ‘Skullcandy Mash Up Package’. The package will be available anyone willing to sign a new 3-year sentence, er, contract with Bell. So what do you get? Well,…
WirelessWave Discounts Palm Pre to $49.95 on 3-Year Contract
Canadians, it looks like the folks at WirelessWave have pulled out their discount gun yet again. This time they’ve discounted the Palm Pre even further, bringing the price down to $49.95 on a 3-year contract. If I recall correctly, it seems to me that WirelessWave discounted the Pre to $99.95… and shortly thereafter Bell followed…
Bell Slaps Rogers in the Face with Coverage Comparison Maps
Some very interesting coverage maps have leaked out from Bell… They clearly show Bell’s new HSPA+ coverage areas in all of its ‘blue’ glory. While not really coast-to-coast (c’mon Bell, what about Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northern Ontario, and the territories???), check out the dominance Bell appears to have over Rogers. I’d love to attest to the…
Bell’s Samsung Omnia II is the official mobile phone of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games
Olympic Games are always a great way to spread your marketing message to a wide audience. Bell and Samsung know that, hence we have Bell’s Omnia II being unveiled as the official mobile phone of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The announcement came just in time to celebrate the carrier’s newly rolled out HSPA network…
Bell HSPA Network Goes Live, Featuring BlackBerry Bold 9700, iPhone 3GS, OMNIA II, and Video Calling
Bell has today gone ahead and flipped the switch on their brand new HSPA network. Coupled with telus launching their own tomorrow, Rogers will no longer have a lockdown on hot GSM handsets like the iPhone, and Canadians will get some much-needed choice in service providers. The only devices Bell was forthcoming about before today’s announcement…
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Now Available at Bell
Ah, we enjoyed some Bold 9700 love on Rogers yesterday, and now, this morning I stumbled across this one while checking out the new pricing on the Bell Palm Pre! Bell has launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $229.95 on a 3-year contract. If you’d prefer to stay away from a 3-year deal, you can…
Bell Drops Price on Palm Pre to $99.95
Well they’ve gone and done did it. I heard some rumblings yesterday that Bell may drop the price of the Palm Pre to $99.95 from $149.95… and what to you know… the rumors were true! If you hit up Bell’s website, you’ll clearly notice that the webOS-powered beauty is available for $99.95. If you’ve been…